Simply put, Brother Derek is the 2006 version of Lion Heart (2004) and Bellamy Road (2005). All three are horses that had/have good route speed but not the turn of foot necessary to get it done in top level sprints. They can put up good final times when allowed to control the pace but they don't have the speed to run 21 and change, 44...........the kind of pace it takes to lead in these kinds of races. Brother Derek has never shown that he can win against winners without having the lead. He was totally out of his element here. He'll be a threat in his next race only if his trainer finds another small field with little pace that he can dominate on the front end again.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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